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Kuwait City vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Kuwait City is 2.3 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Kuwait City
Groceries: pay 76.8% more in Kuwait City
Transportation: pay 87.2% more in Kuwait City
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Kuwait City
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Kuwait City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Kuwait City
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Kuwait City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Kuwait City are more expensive than in Damascus. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Kuwait City.

Kuwait City vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kuwait City instead of Damascus, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$11.45 KWD3.510	+43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$9.48 KWD2.910	+58.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.56 KWD0.170	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.33 KWD0.100	-60.2%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 76.8% more for groceries

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.32 KWD0.410	+166.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$2.68 KWD0.820	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.98 KWD1.840	+59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$1.95 KWD0.600	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$3.21 KWD0.980	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.06 KWD0.320	+134.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.88 KWD0.270	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$0.77 KWD0.240	+56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.78 KWD0.240	+128.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$0.60 KWD0.180	+88.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$0.68 KWD0.210	+126.8%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 87.2% more for transportation

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$1.35 KWD0.420	-91.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$44.15 KWD13.550	+159.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	+41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$23.71 KWD7.280	+238.7%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$29.07 KWD8.920	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$923.87 KWD283.610	+278.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$704.38 KWD216.230	+299.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$52.86 KWD16.230	-52.3%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$306.59 KWD94.120	+523.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	+336.6%
Average			+430.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$3.27 KWD1.000	+104.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$5.74 KWD1.760	+196.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$2.94 KWD0.900	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$108.17 KWD33.210	+565.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$11.45 KWD3.510	+281.5%
Average			+229.3%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Damascus	Kuwait City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$39.65 KWD12.170	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$38.70 KWD11.880	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$85.03 KWD26.100	+47.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$72.67 KWD22.310	-9.2%
Average			+5.5%

Damascus vs. Kuwait City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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